-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Note that this stuff is a lot easier if you pull your backups rather than pushing them. That way your making of directories and symlinks and deleting of old backups are all done locally.
On 07/27/12 16:04, jose...@main.nc.us wrote: > Thanks so much. I'm going to try it out. It looks like all I need > to do is add something (manual or script) to delete the oldest > versions periodically. > > Joe > >> Joe, >> >> Your desires are orders :-) >> >> ... a proper (small) man page >> >> http://dragoman.org/tym >> >> Regards Tomas >> >> On 26 Jul 2012, at 21:42, jose...@main.nc.us wrote: >> >>> No good deed goes unpunished ;) >>> >>> Very nicely coded script, but it's a bit dense. I'm good at >>> bash and can survive in rsync, but could you provide a >>> description of what it actually does so I don't have to spend a >>> long time analysing the code? >>> >>> Does it keep multiple versions like the name implies? >>> >>> Will it survive directory names with embedded blanks (in the >>> parameters)? At first glance, this looks like a problem, but I >>> may have missed something. >>> >>> Why trap so many signals? If something goes wrong, do I have >>> to kill -9 to stop it? Does one of those keep it running when >>> you logoff? I don't see a nohup in the script. >>> >>> I've seen some methods that use hard links to make subsequent >>> backups smaller. I haven't quite figured out how that works, >>> but it doesn't look like you use it. >>> >>> What does your script do if the destination runs out of space >>> or isn't mounted? >>> >>> TIA Joe >>> >>>> http://dragoman.org/tym >>>> >>>> Regards Tomas -- Please use reply-all for most replies to >>>> avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change >>>> options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync >>>> Before posting, read: >>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlAS+jwACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdLBQCdEgpazw5+mGZu6mjtqzcllpM5 HdIAoLCJcZyZkfYq8uzHDMUYiRQeE7jC =XfiB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html